| Capo:2 |
| Db | Gb | Db | Gb | Ab | |
| H | ow many r | oads must a m | an walk down, before you can c | all him a m | an? |
| Gb | Db | Ebm | Ab7 | |
| How many s | eas must a wh | ite dove sail, before she sl | eeps in the s | and? |
| Db | Gb | Db | Gb | Ab | |
| Yes, and h | ow many t | imes must the c | annon balls fly, before they're for | ever b | anned? |
| Chorus: |
| Ebm | Ab7 | Db | Bbm | |
| The | answer, my fr | iend, is bl | owin' in the w | ind |
| Gb | Ab7 | Db | |
| the | answer is bl | owing in the w | ind. |
| Gb | Db | Gb | Ab | |
| Yes, and how many t | imes must a m | an look up, before he can s | ee in the sk | y? |
| Gb | Db | Ebm | Ab7 | |
| Yes, and how many | ears must | one man have, before he can h | ear people cr | y? |
| Db | Gb | Db | Gb | Ab | |
| Yes, and h | ow many d | eaths will it t | ake 'til he knows that too many p | eople have d | ied? |
| Chorus |
| Gb | Db | Gb | Ab | |
| Yes, and how many y | ears can a m | ountain exist, before it's w | ashed to the s | ea? |
| Gb | Db | Ebm | Ab7 | |
| Yes, and how many y | ears can some p | eople exist, before they're all | owed to be fr | ee? |
| Db | Gb | Db | Gb | Ab | |
| Yes, and h | ow many t | imes can a m | an turn his head, pretending he j | ust doesn't s | ee? |
| Chorus |